Another
fun card to whip up, here’s a 1971 “not so missing” Sam Parrilla card
for a guy whose entire Major League career was exactly one month, from
April 11th to May 11th of 1970 with the Philadelphia Phillies:
Parrilla played left field with some pinch-hitting duty thrown in during
his brief time as a Major Leaguer, batting .125 with two hits over 16
official at-bats.
He began his pro career in 1963 in the Cleveland Indians’ organization,
putting up some decent numbers before moving on to the Phillies system
and his only action in the Big League.
He’d stick around in the Minors through the 1972 season before playing a
year in the Mexican League with the Chihuahua Dorados, the last
professional season of his career.
On a side note, his daughter is actress Lana Parrilla, who has starred in shows like Spin City, Once Upon A Time and “24”.
Sadly, in 1994 after a traffic accident, he was murdered after an
argument ensued between he and someone involved in the car that
rear-ended him in Brooklyn, NY, actually not too far from where I lived
for some time.
The shooter was only 15-years-old.
Terrible.